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Zimbabwe House Panel Summons Entire Board of Diamond Mining Firm
Mon, Feb 22, 2010
Robert Mhlanga, a former Air Force vice Marshal, told the House Mining Committee that he was prepared to answer all questions about the Marange operations of his Mbada Holdings firm, but the committee insisted on quizzing all directors reports The Voice Of America.
Zimbabwe Healing & Reconciliation Panel Urges Parties to Renounce Violence
Mon, Jul 20, 2009
Zimbabwe's Organ on National Healing, Reconciliation and Integration has written to the three leaders of the country's main political parties - who are also the principals in the national unity government installed in February - urging them to preach nonviolence to their supporters.
Swedish PM Says Zimbabwe Democracy Will Be European Union Priority
Tue, Jun 16, 2009
Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai met Tuesday with his Swedish counterpart, Fredrik Reinfeldt, who said democracy in Zimbabwe will be a priority for the European Union when his country assumes the leadership of the 27-member bloc next month.
Kimberley Process Team Asks Suspension of Zimbabwe Diamond Field Activity
Tue, Jul 07, 2009
A Kimberley Process team visiting Zimbabwe to look into allegations of abuses in the Marange diamond field of Manicaland province has requested the production and export of diamonds from the area be suspended until effective security measures are put in place.
European Union Forms Troika to Manage Normalization of Ties With Harare
Thu, Jun 25, 2009
As Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai wraps up a three-week re-engagement and fund-raising tour of Western capitals, the European Union has established a troika or working group to engage Harare and normalize relations between Zimbabwe and the EU.
Tsvangirai Under Pressure From His Party Over Prosecutions
Fri, Jul 03, 2009
Faced with mounting dissatisfaction within his formation of the Movement for Democratic Change, Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has called for an urgent meeting with his partners in the country's chronically troubled national unity government.
Zimbabwe Unity Government Tense Ahead of Zuma Mediation Visit
Tue, Aug 25, 2009
Tensions have risen within Zimbabwe's national unity government ahead of a visit Thursday by South African President and Southern African Development Community Chairman Jacob Zuma, who has been asked to mediate longstanding unresolved issues.
Zimbabwe Seeks US$1 Billion From African Development Bank for Agriculture
Thu, Jul 02, 2009
President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe, which has become a major recipient of food aid over the past decade, was to deliver remarks on agriculture to his fellow heads of state at the African Union summit that opened Wednesday in the coastal city of Sirte, Libya.
Group Accused of Terror Wins Appeal To Zimbabwe Supreme Court
Thu, Jul 02, 2009
Zimbabwe's high court Wednesday handed down a crushing blow to the government's case against a group of Movement for Democratic Change supporters and officials.
Mugabe Meets Top U.S. Africa Envoy on AU Summit Sidelines
Fri, Jul 03, 2009
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe met Thursday on the sidelines of the African Union summit in Libya with the top U.S. diplomat for Africa, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Johnnie Carson, Zimbabwean state media and wire services reported.
MDC cabinet members ready for a showdown
Wed, Jul 08, 2009
(File Picture: Mugabe seems to be taking everyone for a ride despite loosing the elections) A showdown loomed Wednesday within Zimbabwe's troubled power-sharing government as ministers from the Movement for Democratic Change formation of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai vowed to pressure their ZANU-PF governing partners to meet in full the terms of the September 2008 Global Political Agreement underlying the government reaports VOA.
Cabinet Gives Unity Gov't Principals Ultimatum To Resolve Disputes
Wed, Jul 08, 2009
Zimbabwe's power-sharing cabinet issued an ultimatum Wednesday to the three principals in the national unity government to resolve numerous issues that have been straining relations between the Movement for Democratic Change and ZANU-PF sides of the government reports VOA.
Zimbabwe Farmers Union Sees No Political Motive in Midlands Killing
Thu, Jul 09, 2009
The head of Zimbabwe's Commercial Farmers Union said Wednesday that there was probably no political motive in the axe murder Friday of white commercial farmer Bob Vaughn-Evans, a director of the organization, who was attacked at his home in Gweru with his wife.
Zimbabwe State Oil Company Back in Charge & Fuel Shortages Return
Tue, Jul 14, 2009
Fuel shortages have become widespread again in Zimbabwe in the wake of the revocation of import licenses to new operators, leaving the National Oil Company of Zimbabwe with a monopoly again in the sector, sources said Tuesday.
Reports of Militia Bases Spur Fact-Finding Mission by Zimbabwe Home Co-Minister
Tue, Jul 14, 2009
Zimbabwean Co-Minister of Home Affairs Giles Mutsekwa said Tuesday that he will conduct a nationwide fact-finding mission to look into reports from the country's largest teachers union and civic groups that violence has resurfaced in many rural communities.
Crisis For Zimbabwe's Constitution Making Process
Wed, Jul 15, 2009
Zimbabwe's human rights lawyers are considering pulling out of participation in drafting a new constitution because they say more than 40 percent of the delegates are politicians while civil right activists and other non governmental organizations make up a small minority of the 4,000 delegates. Most of those who have fought a long and hard struggle for democracy in Zimbabwe say they now believe the process of drafting a new charter is a farce.
Zimbabwe's MDC Accuses ZANU-PF of 'Cynical' Plan to Erase Its Majority
Fri, Jul 17, 2009
Tension within Zimbabwe's unity government is on the rise as the Movement for Democratic Change formation of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai accuses its ZANU-PF partner in power sharing of twisting the law to chip away at its narrow majority in Parliament.
Tsvangirayi blasts Mugabe over stolen elections
Fri, Jul 17, 2009
Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, accused by some in his party of being overly respectful to his partner in government, President Robert Mugabe, on Friday issued a veiled criticism of the head of state for refusing to step down following last year's elections.
US Ambassador to Zimbabwe-Designate Ray To Promote Democracy, Prosperity
Wed, Jul 22, 2009
U.S. diplomat Charles Ray, nominated by President Barack Obama to be the next ambassador to Zimbabwe, appeared Tuesday before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee which held nomination hearings on appointments of envoys to a number African posts.
Zimbabwe Labor Officials Attend Convention of American Confederation
Wed, Sep 16, 2009
Representatives of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions were in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on Tuesday attending the 26th constitutional convention of the American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations, better known as the AFL-CIO.
Strains in Zimbabwe Government Increase With Seizure of Meikles Group
Fri, Sep 18, 2009
The seizure of the Zimbabwe exchange-listed Kingdom Meikles Limited Group, which owns and operates the well-known Meikles Hotel in Harare, has increased friction in the fragile unity government and, some warn, sent the wrong signal to potential foreign investors.
Mugabe Expected to Demand Lifting of Sanctions in UN Address
Tue, Sep 22, 2009
President Robert Mugabe was in New York on Monday to attend the United Nations General Assembly where he was scheduled to speak on Friday in an address analysts said is very likely to reiterate his demand that Western targeted sanctions or restrictions be lifted reports VOA.
Mugabe Adopts Conciliatory Tone With US Ahead of UN Speech
Fri, Sep 25, 2009
In an interview ahead of his address to the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Friday, President Robert Mugabe told Reuters that he is not expecting the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama to immediately lift travel and financial sanctions on him and more than 200 other members of his ZANU-PF inner circle.
AIDS Vaccine Cuts Infection for First Time
Fri, Sep 25, 2009
In a major scientific breakthrough researchers in Thailand say they have made progress in developing a vaccine for AIDS. A six-year trial working with volunteers showed that a combination of drugs reduced the risk of HIV infection.
Security Establishment Taken Aback by Supreme Court Decision
Wed, Sep 30, 2009
A decision from Zimbabwe's Supreme Court on Monday barring further prosecution of human rights activist Jestina Mukoko on terrorism charges has caused alarm among top government officials and the country's security forces implicated in her late-2008 abduction and torture.
Sanctions might be widened - Carson
Thu, Oct 01, 2009
Rather than lifting targeted travel and financial sanctions as Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has urged, the United States is considering adding names to its list of those subject to travel and financial restrictions, a senior State Department official said Wednesday.
Dismal Moyo defends own legacy
Fri, Oct 09, 2009
Former Zimbabwe Information Minister Jonathan Moyo, architect of the country's harsh media laws, has said if given another chance as a public official he would have done certain things differently and even better.
Botswana President Urges Democratic Reforms in African Trouble Spots
Mon, Oct 12, 2009
In an exclusive Voice of America interview, conducted last Thursday, shortly after Botswana marked its 43rd anniversary of independence (September 30), President Khama reflected on how Botswana can help countries beyond its borders, from Zimbabwe, to Kenya and Madagascar, to extend the benefits of democratic rule to their own peoples.
Teachers End Strike, Union Leaders Threaten New Action in Zimbabwe
Tue, Oct 13, 2009
Teachers across Zimbabwe struck for three weeks last month over demands for higher pay.
World Diamond Council Threatens Kimberly Suspension Over Zimbabwe Noncompliance
Tue, Jan 19, 2010
Zimbabwe last month rejected the nomination of a European monitor to oversee the exploitation of the controversial Marange field and named a Namibian firm to value diamonds from Marange, prompting the warning
Former Zimbabwe Cricket Captain Urges International Support for Test Return
Tue, Jan 19, 2010
Former Zimbabwe Cricket captain Alistair Campbell, currently chairman of selectors for the national team, has urged the international cricket community to stop shunning Zimbabwe so it can return to test play within two years.
Matabeleland Declines to Nominate for Vice Presidential Slot
Thu, Oct 15, 2009
Divisions continued within the ZANU-PF party of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe over selecting the successor to the late Vice President Joseph Msika, who died in August.
US Blasts Prosecution of Zimbabwe Legislator
Fri, Oct 16, 2009
The State Department Thursday called the terrorism prosecution against Zimbabwean parliament member Roy Bennett a "blatant example" of the absence of rule of law in the African country.
Zimbabwe Seeks to Boost Tourism, Economy Through Football World Cup
Tue, Oct 20, 2009
Zimbabwe is seeking to boost its tourism trade after several years of decline and wants to attract sports fans traveling to neighboring South Africa for next year's World Cup.
Lawyer released from Police custody..'Severely Tortured' MDC official appears in court
Wed, Nov 04, 2009
Police in Zimbabwe Tuesday released a lawyer arrested Monday for objecting to a subpoena issued for his client, Peter Hitschmann, who served a prison term for possession of weapons in connection with an alleged 2006 plot to assassinate President Robert Mugabe.
Zuma to attend SADC Troika meeting on Zimbabwe
Thu, Nov 05, 2009
The Southern African Development Community has drafted South African President Jacob Zuma into Thursday's meeting of SADC's troika on politics, defense and security in Maputo, Mozambique, on Thursday, regional sources said, increasing the leverage of the heads of state who will be trying to resolve the crisis in Harare's unity government according to a Voice Of America report.
Defense for Zimbabwe's Roy Bennett Challenges Key Prosecution Witness
Tue, Nov 10, 2009
The terrorism trial of Zimbabwean opposition figure Roy Bennett got under way on Monday with Attorney General Johannes Tomana in the courtroom but was quickly adjourned so the judge could consider a defense motion to throw out key prosecution testimony.
MDC MP cleared of rape charges
Wed, Nov 11, 2009
A magistrate in Gweru, capital of Zimbabwe's Midlands province, on Tuesday acquitted House Member Blessing Chebundo of the Movement for Democratic Change formation led by Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai of a charge of rape of a teenage girl.
Union Says Zimbabwe Farm Workers Worst Abused Sector in Past 10 Years
Fri, Nov 13, 2009
A new report from a Zimbabwe union says workers on the country's white-run farms were subjected to even greater violence than their employers during violent farms seizures under Zimbabwe's chaotic land-reform program.
Divisions in ZANU PF widen as congress approaches
Tue, Nov 17, 2009
Divisions in Zimbabwe's former ruling ZANU-PF party were revealed on the weekend as Masvingo province refused to nominate Vice President Joyce Mujuru for the post of party vice president, which she must retain if she is to continue as national vice president.
Judge Allows Testimony in Bennett Weapons Case by Controversial Witness
Fri, Nov 20, 2009
The trial of Zimbabwe Senate member Roy Bennett resumed Wednesday though only briefly as a High Court judge turned down a motion by lawyers seeking to bar testimony by Peter Michael Hitschmann, convicted in 2006 on a related charge, on grounds that Hitschmann's testimony was coerced and conflicts with public statements he has made.
Mugabe's militias terrorising teachers
Fri, Nov 20, 2009
With political tension currently running high in Zimbabwe, intimidation and violence are rising in the country's rural schools, the Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe said Friday.
Teachers in Zimbabwe Agree to Oversee Exams Without Pay - For Now
Wed, Nov 25, 2009
The Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe and the Zimbabwe Teachers Association seek eventual compensation
Zuma send a team of 'bruisers' for Zimbabwean mediation
Fri, Nov 27, 2009
Pretoria sources told VOA that President Jacob Zuma has become exasperated by continued delays in Harare and wants the parties to meet a December 5 deadline set by regional leaders
Institute Challenges Zimbabwe's Claim Marange Diamond Field Demilitarized
Fri, Nov 27, 2009
The government is under heavy pressure from the Kimberly Process Certification Scheme to put the field under the control of private partners and pull military units out of the area reports VOA.
Struggling Zimbabwe Health System Gets $180M Boost From Global Fund
Fri, Nov 27, 2009
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria disbursed $180 million one week after extending the deadline to use another $38M
South African Facilitators Meet With Zimbabwe Unity Government Principals
Tue, Dec 01, 2009
The team of advisers to South African President Jacob Zuma was to meet with negotiators for Mr. Mugabe's ZANU-PF and the two formations of the Movement for Democratic Change before reporting to Mr. Zuma on progress in Harare
South African Mediators on Zimbabwe Complete First Round of Talks
Wed, Dec 02, 2009
South African President Jacob Zuma's three-person team of mediators has completed a heavy schedule of closed-door meetings with top players in Zimbabwe's power-sharing government reports Voice Of America.
Zimbabwe Takes Botswana to Task Over Foreign Radio News Transmissions
Thu, Dec 03, 2009
The state-controlled Herald newspaper quoted Foreign Affairs Secretary Joey Bimha as saying Harare objects to the transmission of "hate messages" to Zimbabwe from transmission facilities in Botswana
Kunonga Loyalists Plunge Zimbabwe's Anglican Church Back Into Turmoil
Tue, Dec 08, 2009
Backers of Bishop Kunonga say the law is on his side, but Father Paul Gwese of the Central Africa Province said Kunonga is abusing the legal system and causing confusion to further his own interests reports VOA.
South African Facilitators Back in Harare to Press for Zimbabwe Unity Solution
Tue, Dec 08, 2009
After gathering information on the intra-party talks, the facilitators will draft a report that South African President Jacob Zuma will present to the chairman of the SADC troika on politics, defense and security
Lets talk succession - ZANU PF supporters
Tue, Dec 08, 2009
Many ZANU-PF delegates say they want to decide who will succeed President Robert Mugabe, who will be 86 in February. President Robert Mugabe received fewer votes in the presidential election last year than MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai.
US Ambassador to Zimbabwe Charles Ray Urges Trust, Forward Vision in Harare
Thu, Dec 24, 2009
Ambassador Ray said Washington is ready to engage President Mugabe in a rational and mature discussion of how to restore not only bilateral relations but also Zimbabwe's prosperity and international stature
Discord Flares as Zimbabwe President Mugabe's ZANU-PF Opens Congress
Thu, Dec 10, 2009
Though unlikely to produce any big surprises in terms of ZANU-PF's leadership, the quinquennial congress could be important for the former ruling party in charting its course in a radically changed political landscape
South African Court Delays Action on Prosecution of Zimbabwean Rights Violators
Wed, Dec 16, 2009
The Zimbabwe Exiles Forum and the Southern Africa Litigation Center last year urged South Africa's National Prosecution Authority to arrest 60 Zimbabweans it accused of committing human rights abuses
Honored by White House, Mahlangu and Williams Allege State Security Harassment
Fri, Dec 11, 2009
Women of Zimbabwe Arise Co-Founders Magodonga Mahlangu and Jenni Williams said they are being harassed after being presented with the 2009 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award by President Obama
Announcement Seen Soon From Zimbabwe Unity Principals on Talks Progress
Tue, Dec 15, 2009
Sources close to the talks said issues including the empaneling of Media and Electoral commissions had been resolved, though not much progress has been made on the more contentious question of top political appointments
Mugabe : Zuma meetingon Climate Summit Sidelines
Thu, Dec 17, 2009
Pretoria sources said Mr. Zuma was unhappy with the slow pace of the talks on a range of issues and was taken aback by the intransigent stance adopted by President Mugabe's ZANU-PF party in its congress on the weekend
Zimbabwe Farm Takeovers Surge; ZANU-PF Gears Up to Oppose Land Audit
Fri, Dec 18, 2009
Former president Trevor Gifford of the Commercial Farmers Union reported a surge in land invasions, saying ZANU-PF hardliners are pushing such takeovers because they want to see the national unity government collapse
AU Summit Approves Tougher Anti-Coup Measures
Mon, Feb 01, 2010
An African Union summit has given the organization more authority to act against unconstitutional changes of power. Coups and conflicts are dominating the summit agenda.
Zimbabwe Government Including MDC Urges West to Lift Company Sanctions
Wed, Dec 23, 2009
The Harare government has adopted a phased approach in seeking the lifting of Western sanctions, first asking multilateral financial institutions to restore voting rights, then asking governments to lift sanctions against companies, only then seeking relief on individual sanctions
Zimbabwe State Case Against MDC Treasurer Bennett Undermined Further
Wed, Jan 27, 2010
Peter Michael Hitschmann said under cross-examination by Attorney General Johannes Tomasina that Bennett did not provide him with funds to buy weapons that were seized in a 2006 raid on his home in Mutare
S. African Activists Slam Ncube for Blaming Nestle Row on Media
Thu, Dec 31, 2009
The state-run Herald newspaper reported that Industry Minister Welshman Ncube said international media pressured Nestlé to terminate a supplier relationship with a dairy company controlled by the family of President Robert Mugabe reports VOA.
Zimbabwe Government to Set Up Economic Crimes Courts to Counter Corruption
Thu, Dec 31, 2009
The courts will work closely with the Anti-Corruption Commission in an effort to curb fraud, graft and other forms of corruption, according to an economic blueprint issued last week by Finance Minister Tendai Biti
With Assurances From Zimbabwe Government, Nestle Resumes Operations
Fri, Jan 01, 2010
A Nestle spokeswoman said Industry Minister Welshman Ncube gave the multinational a written assurance that the government will see to the security of staff and prevent interference in Nestlé's activities reports VOA.
South African Facilitators Back In Zimbabwe As Power-Sharing Parties Miss Deadline
Tue, Mar 30, 2010
Facilitation team member Lindiwe Zulu, a foreign policy adviser to Mr. Zuma, told VOA that her team was in the Zimbabwean capital to take delivery of a report by party negotiators detailing results of power-sharing talks
Bumpy Start for Zimbabwe Toll Roads as Motorists See Few Highway Improvements
Thu, Jan 07, 2010
Toll gates in place on Zimbabwean highways for five months now are bringing in US$350,000 a month or some US$1.4 million a month, but motorists say the major roadways continue to be littered with hazardous potholes
MDC Threatens to Take Land Invasions to Regional Group
Wed, Jan 13, 2010
PM Tsvangirai's party said the divisive issue of continuing takeovers of white-owned commercial farms under the guise of land reform might be added to the other outstanding issues under discussion in Harare reports VOA
Maize Farmers in Zimbabwe Again Face Widespread Fertilizer Shortages
Wed, Jan 13, 2010
Many Zimbabwean farmers face the risk of another poor maize season due to widespread shortages of ammonium nitrate fertilizer, a key input.Agriculture Minister Joseph Made told the state-controlled Herald newspaper in a report published Tuesday that the government was scaling up imports of fertilizer from Zambia, Malawi and South Africa
Mafa, Mliswa disissed from provincial branch of ZANU PF
Tue, Jan 19, 2010
The Mashonaland West provincial branch of Zimbabwe's former ruling ZANU-PF party remained in turmoil this week following the dismissal of the provincial chairman, John Mafa, and two other local officials amid police investigations into the diversion of fertilizer to the local black market.
Zimbabwe Minister Dismisses Reports Constitutional Outreach Process 'Suspended'
Fri, Jan 22, 2010
Zimbabwean Minister of Constitutional Affairs on Thursday dismissed reports that the constitutional revision outreach process intended to garner the views of a broad cross section of the public on the document had been suspended due to bickering among the governing parties and funding shortages reports VOA.
Zimbabwe PM Tsvangirai's MDC Says Unity Talks Deadlocked, Looks to Region
Sat, Jan 23, 2010
The meeting of the Tsvangirai MDC formation's standing committee was called after the party's lead negotiator, Tendai Biti, secretary general of the grouping as well as Finance Minister, declared a deadlock after another round of talks
Zimbabwe Restructuring National Oil Company, Proposing Energy Regulator
Sat, Jan 23, 2010
Energy Minister Elias Mudzuri said focusing NOCZIM on retail sales will eliminate a conflict of interest that has hindered efficient distribution, obliging the parastatal to compete with other downstream sellers.
World Bank Projects Zimbabwe Economy Will Expand 7.1 Percent This Year
Tue, Jan 26, 2010
Finance Minister Tendai Biti, currently in the United States for consultations with the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, projected a comparable 7 percent growth rate this year in his budget for 2010
Zimbabwe Sheriff's Office Attaches Five Central Bank Properties to Cover Debt
Wed, Jan 27, 2010
Lawyer Davison Kanokanga said that in the event movable assets already seized by the Sheriff's Office did not cover the unpaid bills for tractors ordered by the central bank, the attached buildings would go under the hammer
Constitutional Committee to Announce Outreach Launch Date Soon
Tue, Feb 02, 2010
Zimbabwe's Parliamentary Select Committee for Constitutional Revision said on Monday that it expects shortly to announce a date firm for the launch of the public outreach phase of the process, with details on how it will unfold.
Britain Rejects Pressure From Former Zimbabwe Ruling Party to Lift EU Sanctions
Wed, Feb 03, 2010
House of Commons International Development Committee Chairman Malcolm Bruce said Britain has made clear that the key to lifting sanctions is for 'those blocking progress in Zimbabwe' to honor their commitments
Zimbabwe Parliament Weighs Amendments to Draconian Public Order and Security Act
Wed, Feb 03, 2010
Sponsor Innocent Gonese, chief whip of the Movement for Democratic Change formation of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, said amendments would limit police power to authorize political gatherings and public meetings
Zimbabwe Power-Sharing Talks Resume Amid Pressure from Pretoria
Tue, Feb 09, 2010
South African facilitators hope to break a deadlock arising in large part from ZANU-PF's declaration that it will make no concessions until Western sanctions on President Mugabe and others are lifted
Zimbabwe's Kiglon Football Club Moots PSL Withdrawal, Citing Costs
Thu, Feb 11, 2010
Kiglon managers say prohibitive costs will force the team to drop out of the Premier Soccer League schedule if it does not receive funding from corporate sponsors through league mechanisms
South African Mediators 'Comfortable' With Zimbabwe Talks - But MDC Sees Deadlock
Thu, Feb 11, 2010
But negotiators from the MDC formation of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said little progress has been made in talks with President Robert Mugabe’s longtime ruling ZANU-PF, and that a deadlock in the discussions should be declared
Tsvangirai Fires Chitungwiza Councilors in Corruption Crackdown
Thu, Feb 11, 2010
MDC founder Tsvangirai ordered Chitungwiza councilors to name party lands secretary Vincent Gwaradzimba mayor to clean up city hall after a party investigation turned up serious evidence of corruption reports VOA.
Zimbabwean Ministers Urge Exiled Businessmen to Return Home
Tue, Feb 16, 2010
Two senior cabinet ministers encourage successful entrepreneurs in neighboring South Africa to help revive moribund economy reports VOA
PM to get a nose job in SA
Thu, Feb 18, 2010
Sources said Prime Minister Tsvangirai left Zimbabwe early Wednesday and was to undergo surgery the same day in Johannesburg to repair damage to his nose sustained during alleged police beatings in March 2007
Striking Zimbabwe Civil Servants Return to Harare Gardens to Map Way Forward
Fri, Feb 19, 2010
Chairwoman Tendayi Chikowore of the Apex negotiating panel for public workers told VOA that there is no end to the strike in sight as the government has not been engaging unions and other public service representatives
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Said to Renege on Deal to Surrender Assets for Auction
Fri, Feb 19, 2010
Farmtec attorney Davison Kanokanga, said the deputy sheriff has made several fruitless trips to the RBZ seeking to have the property in Mutare and Nyanga, Manicaland province, handed over to auctioneers
Court Orders Return of Diamonds Seized By Zimbabwe Mining Minister
Fri, Feb 19, 2010
The murky saga of diamonds mined in eastern Zimbabwe has once more been aired in the courts, with the ZANU-PF mining minister Obert Mpofu ordered to return 29 kilograms of rough stones he took from the central bank where they had been deposited for safekeeping reports VOA.
Supreme Court Orders Return of Diamonds
Sun, Feb 21, 2010
HARARE - The murky saga of diamonds mined in eastern Zimbabwe has once more been aired in the courts, with the ZANU-PF mining minister Obert "Chiadzwa" Mpofu ordered to return 29 kilograms of rough stones he took from the central bank where they had been deposited for safekeeping.
‘Illegal sanctions won’t divide inclusive Govt’ Mugabe
Sun, Feb 21, 2010
President Mugabe says the ' illegal' Western sanctions will not achieve their intended objective of dividing the inclusive Government. He said the European Union’s decision this week to extend the embargo was designed to offset unity between Zimbabwe’s political parties.
Seed Co International Sues Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe to Recover US$3.6 million Debt
Wed, Feb 24, 2010
Reports said the Reserve Bank ordered US$13 million in maize seed from Seed Co. International in 2007 and 2008, paid US$10 million of that, then failed to pay the balance as promised reports VOA
Tales of Witchcraft Abound in Zimbabwe
Fri, Mar 05, 2010
In Zimbabwe, witchcraft is still common in rural areas. Hardly a week passes without a local report or newspaper story on the practice. For example, police recently cornered a man at the Mbare Mbare bus terminal, after they discovered a live cobra snake in his luggage. He told officers the reptile was one of his witching tools.
Zimbabwe Parliamentary Committee Presses Mining Firm for Answers on Diamonds
Tue, Mar 09, 2010
Parliament's Committee on Mines had ordered Mbada Holdings Chairman Robert Mhlanga, a former Zimbabwean air vice marshal, to produce the entire Mbada board to respond to questions about Marange diamonds
Striking Zimbabwe Civil Servants Return to Work; Leadership Says Action Continues
Tue, Mar 09, 2010
Sources said worker representatives and union leaders decided to call a return to work in response to reports of intimidation and victimization of state workers
Zimbabwe Mines Ministry Instructs Diamond Partners Not to Respond to Parliament
Mon, Mar 15, 2010
Along with directors for another company, Mbada Holdings, Canadile Mining executives have repeatedly failed to appear before the Mines Committee to answer questions on diamond-mining operations in Marange reports Voice of America.
Son of Zimbabwe Music Icon Oliver Mtukudzi Laid To Rest in Harare Cemetery
Wed, Mar 17, 2010
Youth and Indigenization Minister Saviour Kasukuwere said it was tragic that Sam Mtukudzi died in yet another accident on Zimbabwe’s crumbling highways
Sheriff's Office to Auction Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Property to Settle US2.1 Million Debt
Thu, Mar 18, 2010
The Zimbabwean Sheriff’s Office has attached Reserve Bank property including 52 vehicles, three tanker trucks, refrigerators, beds, washing machines, televisions and real estate in Harare and two provincial towns
Zimbabwe's New Media Commission Says it Will Soon Issue Newspaper Licenses
Fri, Mar 19, 2010
The Media Commission issued a statement saying it has resolved to 'expeditiously fulfill its mandate as outlined in the Global Political Agreement and subsequent constitutional amendments'
Zimbabwe PM Tsvangirai Moves to Defuse Tensions Between Legislators and Ministers
Mon, Mar 22, 2010
Mr. Tsvangirai told ministers and legislators that Cabinet members had complained the House was subjecting them to 'unnecessary scrutiny and inquiry,' while the lawmakers said ministers failed to show up or were unresponsive
Pressure Mounts for Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Governor Gono to Resign Post
Wed, Mar 24, 2010
Political sources said Gono has come under mounting pressure from some in the former ruling ZANU-PF party to step down after blasting Harare's indigenization and black empowerment program as a form of cronyism
Directors of Mining Firms Finally Testify in Zimbabwe Parliament Diamond Probe
Wed, Mar 24, 2010
Mining company directors had for weeks refused to respond to the committee on the advice of Mines Minister Obert Mpofu and his permanent secretary, but were told they risked going to jail if they failed to show up to testify
Zimbabwe's Notorious Youth Service Program Set for Overhaul, Depoliticization
Wed, Mar 24, 2010
The 2008 Global Political Agreement for power sharing called for a new national youth service to replace the so-called Border Gezi militia that was implicated in the deadly political violence that occurred during traumatic elections that year
Parliamentarians Probing Zimbabwe Diamond Field Abuses Hit Corporate Barrier
Wed, Mar 31, 2010
The Chiadzwa Community Development Trust said the presence of soldiers in the Marange or Chiadzwa area as it is known promotes corruption with syndicates diverting diamonds from the zone into the Mozambique black market
ANC To Coach Zanu PF Youth On Violence Free Election
Mon, Apr 05, 2010
Harare, - Controversial African National Congress (ANC) youth league president Julius Malema claimed Monday that he had advised Zimbabwean iron fisted President Robert Mugabe to desist from using violence to win elections as this usually backfires.
South Africans to Continue Trying to Broker Sustainable Zimbabwe Power-Sharing Deal
Wed, Apr 07, 2010
Representatives of President Jacob Zuma were to return to Harare later this week for another effort at breaking deadlocks over the top positions at the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe and the Office of the Attorney General reports VOA
Zimbabwe Deputy Prime Minister Mutambara Pursues Re-Engagement With Washington
Sat, Apr 17, 2010
Mutambara was invited by members of the Congressional Black Caucus to detail progress in Harare that might warrant the normalization of ties including the lifting of sanctions on President Mugabe and other ZANU-PF officials
Congressman Asks US Treasury Department to Probe Russian's Zimbabwe Dealings
Thu, Apr 22, 2010
U.S. Congressman Bill Pascrell Jr. has referred to the U.S. Treasury the question of whether prospective NBA team owner Mikhail Prokhorov has had dealings in Zimbabwe with a business tied to individuals under sanctions
Zimbabwe Pensioners Struggle to Survive on a Pittance in Dollarized Economy
Fri, Apr 30, 2010
Abednico Ndlovu, member of the board of the National Railways of Zimbabwe Pensioners Association, said survivors of deceased workers are worse off, getting just US$10 dollars monthly.
U.S. Senators Push for Greater Flexibility on Zimbabwe Sanctions
Wed, May 05, 2010
Three U.S. senators have introduced a bill to bring a more flexible approach to sanctions against Zimbabwe. Africa Action Executive Director Gerald LeMelle says the Zimbabwe Transition to Democracy and Economic Recovery Act (DEERA), sponsored by Senators Russ Feingold (D-Wisconsin), Johnny Isakson (R-Georgia), and John Kerry (D-Massachusetts), is needed to counter the excesses of what he calls Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe’s lifelong, hardened critics reports Voice Of America.
Zimbabwe Supreme Court Rules for Controversial Harare Anglican Bishop Kunonga
Wed, May 05, 2010
Zimbabwe Supreme Court Deputy Chief Justice Luke Malaba said the Anglican Church of the Province of Central Africa had improperly lodged its appeal as it had filed the application less than five days after notifying its opponent
Zimbabwe Industrial Group Says Economy Still Too Weak to Support Wage Hikes
Thu, May 06, 2010
CZI Chief Executive Officer Kumbirai Katsande acknowledged that there is tension in the workplace around the issue of wages and salaries, but said Zimbabwean businesses face many challenges including erratic electric power supplies
No Decision by Zimbabwe Cabinet on Controversial North Korean Soccer Team Visit
Wed, May 12, 2010
Education, Culture and Sport Minister David Coltart said the Cabinet did not take up the issue on Tuesday but said North Korean authorities are likely to respond this week to the invitation from the Zimbabwe World Cup Committee reports Voice of America
Medecins Sans Frontieres Highlights Violence, Rape of Zimbabwe Border Crossers
Thu, May 13, 2010
Medecins Sans Frontiers said its health workers in Musina, South Africa, close to the border, have treated 103 survivors of sexual violence so far this year
S. Africa's Zuma Will Consider Request for Regional Summit on Harare Disputes - Aide
Tue, May 18, 2010
The MDC formation of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai urged Mr. Zuma to call an urgent SADC summit to discuss the many issues troubling the Harare government and take up “guarantees to the legitimacy" of a near-term election
Zimbabwean Apostolic Sects Promise to Cooperate With National Immunization Drive
Fri, May 21, 2010
Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's spokesman James Maridadi said the apostolic sect leaders who attended the high-level meeting agreed to work with the government to make sure that their children are vaccinated reports VOA
Kimberly Monitor Returns to Zimbabwe Seeking Answers Before Key KP Session
Tue, May 25, 2010
Kimberly monitor Chikane told officials he had not come to certify diamonds from Marange for international sale, but to follow up on his fact-finding mission earlier this year during which critical information was withheld from him
As Zimbabwe Launches Immunization Campaign, Anti-Vaccination Texts Circulate
Tue, May 25, 2010
Among the first to be immunized were children from some of the Apostolic Faith sects that object to modern medicine on religious grounds, after an intervention with sect leaders last week by Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai
Thousands of Carats of Diamonds Being Smuggled Out of Zimbabwe Field - Report
Wed, May 26, 2010
The Center for Research and Development issued a report saying employees of Canadile Mining, a partner in a joint venture with the government, and members of the military, have become the chief suppliers to illegal buyers
Zimbabwe Donors Set Oslo Meeting to Discuss Unity Gov't Progress, Funding Options
Sat, May 29, 2010
The collective Western policy since the launch of the unity government in Harare has been to provide only humanitarian aid pending convincing reform as a condition for funding development or reconstruction
Sought by Police Over Diamond Report, Zimbabwe Researcher Remains in Hiding
Mon, May 31, 2010
Police said Lisben Maguwu prevented them from arresting Farai Maguwu, wanted in connection with a report he issued last week in which it was alleged that thousands of carats of diamonds were being smuggled out of Marange daily
S. African Research Institute Says Zimbabwe Sanctions Have Had Little Impact
Tue, Jun 08, 2010
The institute said sanctions have merely weakened the position of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s Movement for Democratic Change within the current unity government by empowering ZANU-PF hardliners
Judge Refuses To Free Zimbabwe Activist as NGOs Challenge Kimberly Report
Fri, Jun 11, 2010
International human rights groups meanwhyile were challenging a report from the Kimberly Process monitor for Zimbabwe saying Harare has made enough progress to be certified to sell controversial Marange diamonds into world markets
Zimbabwe Deputy Minister Says Debt-Ridden Foreign Service Needs Downsizing
Fri, Jun 11, 2010
Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary Joey Bimha told Parliament recently that Zimbabwe has run up total debt of some US$30 million in back rent, unpaid salaries and other expenses related to foreign representations
Minister Dismisses Fears Public Comment on Constitution Will be Stifled
Tue, Jun 15, 2010
ZANU-PF activists in the Maramba Pfungwe constituency in Mashonaland East province have banned MDC and opposition parties from holding public meetings on the constitutional revision process without permission of headmen
Search for New Foreign Partner in Ziscosteel Splits Zimbabwe Unity Government
Wed, Jun 16, 2010
ZANU-PF cabinet members favor a Chinese or other Asian investor while most ministers of the two Movement for Democratic Change formations want either Jindal or Arcelor-Mittal to receive serious consideration wites the VOA
Zimbabwe Unity Government Leaders to Call for Peaceful Constitutional Debate
Wed, Jun 16, 2010
President Robert Mugabe, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara on Wednesday were to officially launch the long-delayed outreach phase of the constitutional revision process reports VOA
Diamond Investigator Loses Bail Appeal
Mon, Jun 21, 2010
Farai Maguwu, who has been investigating human rights abuses in Zimbabwe diamond fields was denied bail again Monday when the Harare High Court said the charges he faces are serious.
Zimbabwe Magistrate Refuses Bail for Diamond Activist Despite Kimberly Pressure
Thu, Jun 24, 2010
Outside the Kimberly meeting, diamond magnate Martin Rapaport was on a three-day hunger strike saying the oversight group must not sanction what he calls 'blood diamonds' from Zimbabwe's Marange field
President Mugabe Swears in Ministers Following MDC Cabinet Shuffle
Fri, Jun 25, 2010
Mr. Mugabe swore in Economic Planning Minister Tapiwa Mashakada and Minister of State Jameson Timba, who is attached to Mr. Tsvangirai’s office, among others named to new posts in the MDC cabinet shuffle
Zimbabwe Women Lawmakers Object to PM Tsvangirai's MDC Cabinet Shuffle
Sun, Jun 27, 2010
Parliamentary Women's Caucus Chairwoman Beatrice Beata Nyamupinga said that in dropping Evelyn Masaiti, Mr. Tsvangirai had pared the small gains women had achieved in representation in government's top ranks
Fired Zimbabwe Ministers Demand Severance Packages from Strapped Government
Tue, Jun 29, 2010
Sources said the irate ex-ministers – Elias Mudzuri, Fidelis Mhashu, Evelyn Masaiti and Thamsanqa Mahlangu – demanded Mr. Tsvangirai engage his fellow unity government principals as to their compensation reports VOA
Revised Indigenization Regulations With Few Major Changes
Thu, Jul 01, 2010
But Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions Deputy Secretary General Japhet Moyo said even revised indigenization will not bring investment and new jobs reports VOA
Zimbabwe Co-Home Affairs Minister Makone Denies Obstruction of Justice Attempt
Tue, Jul 06, 2010
The matter has apparently divided the MDC formation led by Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai with some saying Makone should be disciplined for teaming up with Mutasa on their round of police stations
MDC Releases Report Naming Perpetrators of Political Violence
Wed, Jul 07, 2010
The MDC says more than 500 of its members or supporters were murdered by ZANU-PF militants and state security agents from March 2008 to May 2010, a period that includes the 2008 presidential and general elections
Air Zimbabwe Said to Face IATA Suspension IATA Over Past-Due Membership Fees
Wed, Jul 07, 2010
If the Zimbabwean national carrier were to be suspended from the IATA, the international authority would stop clearing goods and honoring fares for onward flights for Air Zimbabwe passengers
Zimbabwe's MDC Releases Report Naming Perpetrators of Political Violence
Wed, Jul 07, 2010
The MDC says more than 500 of its members or supporters were murdered by ZANU-PF militants and state security agents from March 2008 to May 2010, a period that includes the 2008 presidential and general elections reports VOA
Zimbabwe Parliament, NGOs Set Ground Rules on Constitutional Observers
Thu, Jul 08, 2010
Political tensions continue: the MDC formation of Prime Minister Tsvangirai said suspected members of President Mugabe's ZANU-PF tried to abduct one of the party's district organizing secretaries in Manicaland province
Zimbabwe HIV Prevalence Rate Slips to 13 Percent as Men Change Their Ways
Thu, Jul 08, 2010
Condom use has also help lower the prevalence rate – the National Aids Council says commercial sex workers in Zimbabwe have become the most important consumers of condoms in the country
Zimbabwe Moves Toward Strategy For Managing US$8 Billion nternational Debt
Thu, Jul 08, 2010
The Zimbabwean Cabinet recently agreed on a hybrid debt strategy combining debt relief and the leverage of national resources to pay down foreign debt
Zimbabwe's ZANU-PF Pledges Nonviolent Constitutional Process, Amid Skepticism
Tue, Jul 13, 2010
ZANU-PF said it is committed to implementing the Global Political Agreement for power sharing by supporting efforts by the parliamentary select committee on constitutional revision to collect public feedback on the new document reports VOA
Zimbabwe Parliamentary Committee Says Constitutional Outreach Running Smoothly
Thu, Jul 15, 2010
Non-governmental organizations monitoring the process said intimidation and violence continue to cast a shadow over the process, discouraging participation in politically contested provincial and rural areas
Get real, the war is over VP Nkomo tells ZANU PF
Tue, Jul 20, 2010
Vice President John Nkomo's comments did not seem likely to be popular in a party that has defined itself as a bulwark against imperialism and neo-colonialism reports VOA
US Ambassador to Zimbabwe Says Not Enough Progress Implementing Unity Deal
Wed, Jul 21, 2010
Ambassador Charles Ray said the United States is ready to lift travel and financial sanctions on President Robert Mugabe and supporters once the 2008 agreement for power sharing in Harare has been fully implemented
Tripartite meeting to solve political violence DAY 1
Wed, Jul 21, 2010
For the first time Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF party's politburo and the national executive committees of the two Movement for Democratic Change parties met on Wednesday to discuss ways to ensure that political violence ends in Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe Mines Minister Challenges Allegation US$30M Diamond Revenues Missing
Thu, Jul 22, 2010
Zimbabwean Mines Minister Obert Mpofu said a forensic audit of diamonds mined in the controversial Marange field is under way, predicting that it will disprove charges by Finance Minister Tendai Biti as to the diversion of revenues
Zimbabwe Constitution Teams Evicted From Midlands Province Hotels Over Payments
Wed, Jul 28, 2010
Civil society monitors said a Masvingo district administrator went into hiding this week after being threatened by ZANU-PF youth militia members for saying the new constitution should give the prime minister executive powers reports VOA
